Non-refillable bottle.



3M. PEREZ.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 191a.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

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MIGUEL PEREZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 5, 1913.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914:.

Serial No. 765,671.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MIGUEL PEREZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a specification.

The present'invention appertains to nonrefillable bottles, and aims to provide a novel and improved contrivance of that character, the present invention being an improvement over the non-refillable bottles disclosed in my former Patents #956,597 and #1,034,O30 issued May 3, 1910 and July 30, 1911, respectively. 1

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a tube or member insertible within the neck of the bottle and containing suitable means for ordinarily preventing the bottle from being refilled, but permitting the contents to be readily poured or discharged from the bottle.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a device of the nature indicated which shall be so constructed and 0perable, that when the device is tampered with so as to press the valve inwardly, the operation of the valve will be reversed, so that the utility of the device will be destroyed thereby rendering the bottle useless until the defect has been remedied by' re' placing the device with a new one.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a novel means for fitting and securing the tube within the neck of the bottle. I

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a ball valve seatable Within the tube, in combination with a supplemental ball adapted to normally lock the ball valve on its seat, but being releasable when the bottle is inverted so as to permit the valveto unseat.

It is also within the scope of the present invention to improve generally the construction and utility of the devices of that'character to which the present invention relates, in order that the device may possess simplicity, durability, compactness and cheapness as well as the requisite efliciency, and serviceabilit'y.

With the'foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the present invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter ends of the sections 5 and 6.

described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The present invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiments, in the accompanying drawing, wherein similar parts have been designated by corresponding reference numerals, and wherein Figure 1 is a fragmental section of a bottle showing the present device in position within the neck, the device being shown in longitudinal section. Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig. 1, showing the bottle inverted so as to permit the contents to be discharged. of a modified form, showing the same in erect position. Fig. 4 is a-longitudinal section of another variation, showing the same in horizontal position. Fig. 5 is an inner end view of the form shown in Fig. 1.

The bottle employed in connection with the present invention may be of any type, the body 1 of which may be of any ordinary construction, and the neck 2 of which is provided with the tapered or swelled portion 3 intermediate its ends and with the contracted portion 1 adjoining the shoulder of the bottle. The internal diameter of the contracted portion 4: is preferably slightly smaller than the internal diameter of the mouth. of the neck.

Referringparticularly to the form illus trated in Figs. land 2, the same comprises a tube embodying the'three sections 5, 6 and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section l 7. The upper section 5 of the tube has its lower end slipped or fitted over its upper end of the intermediate section 6, a locking pin 9 being engaged through the telescoping The intermediate and lower sections 6 and 7 are connected together by means of a collar 10 threaded over the adjoining ends of the said sections. The uppersection 5, as well as the other sections of the tube, are constructed of suitable tubular stock, and at its I upper end, the section 5 is provided with a plurality of short slits 11' forming the flexible tongues 12, which render the upper end of the section 5 'expansible. The section 5 is'also provided with aplurality of apertures or openings 13 of any desired form and arrangement, and which permit of the flow of liquid therethrough. A downwardly opening socket 14 is fitted within the upper end of the intermediate section 6, the pin 9 also passing through the upper end of the socket 14 as well as through the adjoinlng ends of the sections and 6, so as to lock 5 the socket 14 in position. The section 6 is provided with suitable openings or ports 15 intermediate the socket 14: and the collar or coupling 10. Between the ends of the adjoining sections 6 and 7, there is disposed a gasket 16 forming the valve seat, and which is preferably constructed of soft rubber or other flexible material. The ball valve 17 is disposed within the section 6, and is seatable on the gasket or valve seat 16, and a supplemental or auxiliary ball 18 is disposed within the section 6 above the ball valve '17. The ball valve 17 is relatively large, the same working loosely with in the section 6, and the ball 18 being relatively small, it being capable of entering the socket 1d when the tube is inverted. The lower section 7 of the tube is provided with lateral openings or ports 19 adjoining its lower end, with slots 20 extending from the lower ends of the openings or ports 19 to the lower end of the section 7, tongues 21 having their butt ends engaged within the slots 20. The free ends of the tongues 21 project outwardly and upwardly over the respective openings 19, the tongues being constructed of suitable resilient material. A packing "ring 22 fits about or encompasses the intermediate portion of the lower section 7, and may be formed of rubber, or by winding a thread about the said section.

In applying the tube to the bottle, the same is inserted endwise into the neck, the lower end of the lower section 7 being preferably tapered so as to facilitate the insertion of the tube. The tube is of such proportions that when the upper end of the tube is passed slightly below the upper end of the tapered portion 3, the gasket 22 will fit tightly within the contracted portion 4: of the neck with the lower end of the tube depending within the body of the bottle. It will be noted at this point, that when the lower end of the tube is inserted through the contracted portion 4, the tongues 21 will spring inwardly, and after passing the contracted portion 4, will snap outwardly under their tension so as to engage under the shoulder of the bottle, so as to prevent the tube from being lifted or withdrawn. The upper end of the tube is expansible, as above described, so that the upper end of the tube may be expanded, to fit tightly within the upper end of the tapered portion 8 of the neck, thereby assisting in locking the tube within the neck and eliminating with the gap or space between the upper end of the tube and the sides or walls of the neck. With the tube thus in position, the refilling of the bottle is prevented. Ordinarily, when the 6-5 bottle is erect, the ball valve 17 will seat through the neck of the bottle. Thus, when the flow of the contents is established by the unseating of the valve 17, the contents will flow or run into the enlargement or swell 3 of the neck through the ports 15, and from thence through the ports or openings 13 to the outer end of the neck.

It is to be noted that the outer section 5 of the tube provides a guard for preventing the malicious insertion of implements or articles into the tube below the section 5, and for any reason should the ball valve 17 be forced downwardly, the same will be pressed through the gasket 16 into the lower section 7 of the tube. The valve 17 is prevented from dropping from the tube, due to the taper or contraction of the lower section 7, and although this would permit the bottle to be filled, it will be observed that the contents may not be discharged, for the reason that the valve 17 would seat outwardly against the gasket 16. It would therefore be necessary to destroy the bottle, or to remove the tube by properly destroying the same and withdrawing the parts, so that a new tube may be inserted, after the contents of the bottle have been rectified.

The tube may be constructed in various manners, or of a various number of sections. In the modification illustrated in Fig. 3, the

tube embodies the two sections 5 and 7,

the upper section 5 being relatively long, and tie lower section 7 being relatively short, and having a reduced extension or nipple 10 fitting into the lower end of the section 5. A sleeve 6 fits within the section 5, or may be integral therewith, the sleeve 6 terminating considerably short of the upper end of the section 5, and terminating at its lower end adjoining the extension or nipple 10 of the lower section. The gasket or valve seat 16 is clamped between the adj oining ends of the sleeve G and extension or nipple 10, the ball valve 17 being disposed within the section 5 and having superimposed thereabove the supplemental ball 18. A socket 143 fits within the upper end of the sleeve G so that the ball 18'- may lodge between the shoulder 23- provided by the socket and the ball valve 17 to ordinarily lock the ball valve in seated position. The section 5 is provided with the apertures or ports 13 above the socket 1 1 and with the slits 11 at its upper end providing the tongues 12' for permitting the upper end of the tube to be expanded within the neck of the bottle. Registering openings or ports 15 are also provided in the section 5' and the sleeve 6 between the socket 14: and the gasket 16 while openings l9 are provided in the lower section 7*, the lower section 7 also having the slots 20 and the locking tongues 21 secured within the slots to lock under the shoulder of the bottle when the tube is inserted into the neck. The packing 22 fits around the lower end of the section 5.

In the variation illustrated in Fig. 4:, the tube 5 is constructed of one piece, and has the flexible valve seat 16 inserted therein and also the socket 14". The ball valve 17 and the supplemental ball 18 are disposed within the tube between the valve seat 16 and socket 14* the supplemental ball 18 being adapted to engage the shoulder 23 of the socket as with the other forms. The tube is also provided with the openings 13 and 15 above and below the socket, respectively, and with the slits 11 providing the tongues 12. The packing 22 is fitted over the sleeve adjoining the valve seat 16', and the tube is also provided with the lower openings 19*, the slots 20 and the lower locking tongues 21 engaging within the slots 20.

The operations of the modifications or variations depicted in the Figs. 3 and 4, are substantially the same as with the form illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

What is claimed as new is 1. In a device of the character described, a tube insertible into the neck of a bottle and embodying three sections, means for attaching the lower and intermediate sections together, a gasket clamped between the lower and intermediate sections, the intermediate and upper sections being telescoped, a socket fitting in the tube adjoining the telescopic portions of the intermediate and upper sections, securing means engaged through said telescopic ends of the respective sections and the socket, the intermediate and upper sections having ports, and a ball valve and a supplemental ball disposed within the intermediate section, the valve being seatable on the gasket, and the supplemental ball being adapted to lodge between the said valve and the socket to maintain the valve seated and to enter the socket when the tube is inverted.

2. In a device of the character described, a tube insertible into the neck of a bottle, a flexible gasket disposed within the tube in termediate its ends, a ball valve disposed within the tube above the gasket and seatable thereon, the gasket being adapted to flex to permit the ball valve to be forced therethrough, and the tube having means at its lower end for retaining the ball valve within the tube below the gasket.

3. In a device of the character described, a tube insertible into the neck of a bottle, a flexible gasket fitting within the tube intermediate its ends, a ball valve disposed within the tube above the gasket and seatable thereon, the gasket being adapted to flex to permit the ball valve to be forced therethrough, the lower end of the tube being tapered to retain the ball valve therein, and the tube having lateral ports adjoining its lower end.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MIGUEL PEREZ.

Witnesses:

O. W. Loom, Dnms KONIG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Iatents,

' Washington, D. G. 

